page_title: McMillan TAC-50
section_title: Users
hierarchical_section_title: McMillan TAC-50 / Users
caption_attribution_description: English: Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Thompson explains details of a Mk 15 sniper rifle to major league baseball players Albert Pujols and Ryan Franklin during a tour of Naval Special Warfare facilities. Pujols and Ryan were two of five players from the St. Louis Cardinals who visited while in the area for a four-game series against the San Diego Padres.
context_page_description: The McMillan TAC-50 is a long-range anti-materiel precision rifle. The TAC-50 is based on previous designs from the same company, which first appeared during the late 1980s. As of 2017 it holds the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill. McMillan makes several versions of .50 caliber rifles, based on the same proprietary action, for military, law enforcement and civilian use. It is produced in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States by McMillan Firearms Manufacturing.
  The TAC-50 is a military and law enforcement weapon, which, designated as the C15, is the standard long-range sniper weapon of the Canadian Army since 2000. Rifles of the TAC-50 family are guaranteed to provide 0.5 minute of angle groups with match-grade ammunition under ideal conditions.
context_section_description:  Canada: Canadian Army, JTF2 designated as the C15 long-range sniper weapon (LRSW).
   France: infantry of the FORPRONU and French Navy commandos.
   Georgia: army & special operations forces.
   Israel: Used by special forces units.
   Italy: army|navy & Italian special forces.
   Jordan: Used by SRR-61 (Special Reconnaissance Regiment).
   Philippines: In service with Philippine Army
   South Africa: In service with South African Police Service Special Task Force.
   Turkey: Turkish Gendarmerie
   United States: United States Navy SEALs designated as the Mk 15.
   Ukraine: Ukrainian Army.
caption: Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Thompson explains details of an Mk 15 sniper rifle to major league baseball players Albert Pujols and Ryan Franklin during a tour of Naval Special Warfare facilities.
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